Yuri Viktorovich Ofrosimov (russian: Юрий Викторович Офросимов; 1894–1967) was a Russian poet and theater critic. He was born in
Moscow and emigrated to
Berlin in 1920, where he was active in the Russian emigre literary community, including the
Berlin Poets' Club
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* Raisa Blokh (wife of M. Gorlin)
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. In 1933, Ofrosimov moved to
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; during
World War II, he was arrested by German forces. After the war, he lived with his wife
Dorothea Vogels
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in
Ennenda,
Switzerland
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Some of Ofrosimov's writings are published under the name George Rosimov.
Writings
*1921. ''Stikhi ob uteriannom''. Berlin : Izd-vo I.P. Ladyzhnikova.
*1926. ''Teatr: fel'etony''. Berlin : Volga.
References
*G. ROSIMOV (IURII OFROSIMOV) PAPERS
GEN MSS 312 Beinecke Library, Yale University.
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Russian male writers
1894 births
1967 deaths
Soviet emigrants to Germany